Four theoretical papers and fourteen modules are presented that are to be used by local school systems to educate teachers and staff members in the understanding of curriculum content and acquisition of skills in teaching-learning procedures. The papers discuss the selected theories upon which the language program of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) is based. They provide rationale and understanding for more detailed information found in "Back-up Information and Theoretical Foundations for Development of a Coding System." The modules include: (1) "Disruption, Disengagements, and Behavior Control"; (2) "A Rationale for Modeling and Drill Management Teaching Strategies Employed in Bilingual Programs"; (3) "Verbal Rewards"; (4) "Experience Referents"; (5) "The Self-Concept and Its Importance in Bilingual Education"; (6) "Developing an Awareness of Phonological Interferences"; (7) "The Why of Phonological Interferences and Techniques for Correcting Them"; (8) "Teacher/Pupil Talk Patterns"; (9) "The Bilingual Child and How He Differs"; (10) "Historical Considerations of Hispanic Contributions to the Settlement and Development of the Southwest"; (11) "Anthropological and Sociological Considerations Relating to the Hispanic People of the Southwest"; (12) "Psychological Foundations for Second-Language Teaching"; (13) "Minority Groups and the Problems of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Poverty"; and (14) "Cultural Contributions: Our Debt to the Hispanic People." (SW)

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